Mother's Day Festival of Flowers at Bel Air United Methodist Church

The Mother’s Day Festival of Flowers will be held on Saturday, May 9 at Bel Air United Methodist Church, 21 Linwood Avenue, 9AM-2:30PM. The festival will offer a wide variety of colorful hanging baskets, tropical flowers, assorted annuals, and perennials. Popular favorites like geraniums, impatiens, and petunias will be available. Read more...

Earth Day Celebration at Christ Our King Presbyterian Church

Everyone welcome to join us on Saturday, April 25 from 9 am to 1 pm as we celebrate Earth Day and explore how we can help the Chesapeake Bay in our own back yard.

Mini workshops will include speaker Doug Myers, Maryland Senior Scientist at Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Bay-wise Certification in your own back yard, rain garden construction and children's activities. Read more...

Celebrate 51 Years of Art at the 51st Annual Havre de Grace Art Show

Presented by Soroptimist International of Havre de Grace 

 

Everyone is invited…Opening celebration Friday, August 15 from 5-9 pm featuring the Something Borrowed Jazz Trio and Coakley’s Pub (wine and beer available Friday evening only), and the show runs through the weekend Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17 from 10 am to 5 pm both days. Read more...

Bel Air Independence Day Parade Seeks Entrants for 2014 Celebration

(Bel Air, Maryland) The Bel Air Independence Day Committee is eagerly seeking floats, marching units, antique cars, and comic/novelty acts to join the area’s biggest and best 4th of July celebration! 

 

Local businesses and organizations can be part of the fun as well, with their own entry appearing in front of tens of thousands lining the parade route through downtown Bel Air on Friday, July 4. Read more...

Ace of Hearts Car Show on June 8

The Ace of Hearts Foundation along with the Tower restaurant will be having The First Ace of Hearts Car Show featuring antique cars, cruisers and Hot Rods to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer in Maryland. All funds raised will benefit THE RED DEVILS which is a Maryland Group that provides support to Breast Cancer Families in MARYLAND Read more...

"Spring Into Health!" Health & Wellness Fair at the EPICENTER

Fair will take place on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the EPICENTER at Edgewood, 1918 Pulaski Highway, Edgewood, MD.

A Family FUN Day with balloons, food and games.

Assistance provided to help people enroll in Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance. Also lots of resources and health information with medical staff to do blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol screenings as well as speech, hearing, and dental assessments. Read more...

Come in Out of the Cold and Warm Up at the 15th Annual Winter Wine Expo

Don’t miss the 15th Annual Winter Wine Expo on Sunday, February 23 at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College from 3 to 6 p.m. hosted by Harford Community College Alumni and Friends and Wine World Beer and Spirits. The event features an afternoon of fine wine and fabulous food and is sure to please the most discriminating palate. Read more...

Family Fun & Celebration Abound at Pet Festival

Gather pledges, leash up Fido, and move your paws for a great cause on October 12 at the Walk & Wag-a-Thon and Pet Fair! 

 

Fallston, MD – Do you think you have what it takes to break the Guinness World Record for most one arm push-ups in one hour?  If you can do 1,869, congratulations, you’re the new world record holder.  If you’d rather not work quite so hard (and have way more fun), then high-tail it over to Harford County’s premier pet event, the Walk & Wag-a-Thon and Pet Fair on Saturday, October 12 from 1-6 p.m. at the Harford County Equestrian Center, 608 N. Tollgate Road in Bel Air.  Read more...

Volunteers Sought for Harford County Wine Festival at Rockfield Manor

(Bel Air, MD) - - Organizers of the Harford County Wine Festival at Rockfield Manor in Bel Air are seeking volunteers to assist with this year’s event. The Wine Festival will be held on Saturday, September 28 from noon to 6:00 pm, although volunteers would need to arrive earlier if they are providing first shift coverage. 

 

“We are celebrating our eighth year,” stated Rockfield Board Member Donna Dickey. “There is no better way to spend a Saturday in September than on the beautiful grounds of Rockfield Manor at the Harford County Wine Festival. You get it all: great music, delicious food and unique vendors. And don’t forget there is a wonderful selection of spectacular wines for tasting and sharing with friends.” Read more...

Pirate Fest Weekend at Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House

Ahoy, ye swashbucklers and mates – come and get lost at “Pirate Fest”, being held at the Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace the weekend of July 12th – 14th! 

 

The festival kicks off Friday evening, July 12th, with the Pirate Pub Crawl, an event guaranteed to bring out the “ARGHHHH” in you! Starting at 7:00 pm, pirate pub crawlers are invited to pick up their booty bags, grab their treasure maps and go pubbing their way through historic Havre de Grace. Read more...

Havre de Grace Unveils Exhibits for the Star Spangled 200 Banner Trail

The City of Havre de Grace will kick off the Maryland State Chesapeake Campaign the first weekend in May 2013 with a three day festival marking the 200th year of prosperity since they were ransacked and burned by the British.

 

In 1813 Havre de Grace was a small fishing village; and with Post Road traversing through town, was a major source of land travel. The taverns and ferry made Havre de Grace, originally called Susquehanna Lower Ferry, a vibrant town in the early 19th century. Read more...

Harford County’s 5th Annual Volunteer Expo

(Bel Air, MD) - - The Harford County Department of Community Services Volunteer Harford is proud to announce the 5th Annual Volunteer Expo, Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until noon at Patterson Mill Middle High School, 85 Patterson Mill Road in Bel Air.

 

The Volunteer Expo will feature vendors looking for volunteers; the Expo provides the perfect opportunity to hear from and learn about exhibiting organizations and agencies and learn about available volunteer opportunities. Read more...

5th Annual Graw Days Festival in Downtown Havre de Grace

Downtown Havre de Grace is once again transforming its streets and shops into a whimsical, yet family friendly, festival extravaganza. Jam-packed into a single day, this 12-hour marathon of entertainment, history, speaker series, antique cars, music, food, arts, crafts, shopping, theater, and dancing, has been designed to appeal to the broadest audience ever.

 

In celebration of the nostalgic decades between 1912 and 1950, the memorable "Graw Racetrack" is used as a backdrop for everything. Opened in 1912, the Graw Days Festival commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the track and the tremendous impact it had on the community. The festival brings that time back to life through a wide variety of offerings. Read more...

SARC Holds Third Annual Hot-Air Balloon Festival with Family Fun Day, Balloon Glow Gala

Bel Air, MD -- SARC’s Third Annual Rising Above It Hot-Air Balloon Festival featuring a Family Fun Day and Balloon Glow Gala takes place rain or shine the weekend of September 21-22.

 

The festival is a fundraiser for SARC, a Harford County nonprofit that provides hope and resources to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and stalking. Read more...

Revised Route Announced for Bel Air July 4 Parade

Alteration to Straighten Route, Help Avoid Gaps

Bel Air, MD – The traditional Bel Air July 4 Parade will take a slightly different route through part of the town this coming July 4, and the Bel Air Independence Day Committee is confident that the alteration is a “Win-Win-Win” situation—better for the spectators, better for the parade participants, and better for the volunteer staff running the parade. Read more...

Skipjack Martha Lewis to Join Sailabration at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Harford County & Upper Bay’s Heritage Sites Promoted

(Havre de Grace, MD) - - While the spotlight shines on Baltimore’s waterfront at the upcoming Star-Spangled Sailabration June 13-19, 2012 representatives from the local tourism community hope to cast a little light on the North East portion of the State. The Skipjack Martha Lewis will be among 46 ships gathering at Baltimore’s Waterfront from regional, national and international ports of call to kick-off Maryland’s bi-centennial commemoration of the War of 1812. Read more...

Family Fun Spring Bazaar at The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

The youth of The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd will host a Spring Bazaar and Pancake Breakfast Saturday, May 12 at the church, 1515 Emmorton Road, Bel Air. The day begins with breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. in the Celebration Hall, followed by the bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the church grounds. Read more...

Harford County’s 4th Annual Volunteer Expo

(Bel Air, MD) - - The Harford County Department of Community Services Volunteer Harford is proud to announce the 4th Annual Volunteer Expo, Saturday, March 24 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Patterson Mill Middle High School, 85 Patterson Mill Road in Bel Air.

The Volunteer Expo will feature vendors looking for volunteers; the Expo provides the perfect opportunity to hear from and learn about exhibiting organizations and agencies and learn about available volunteer opportunities. Read more...

Vendors Needed for the 2nd Annual Early Years Expo!

(Bel Air, MD) - - The Harford County Department of Community Services Local Management Board, in collaboration with the Early Childhood Roundtable, is seeking vendors for The Early Years Expo, an early childhood resource fair which will be held Saturday, April 14, from 9:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m. at Abingdon Elementary School, 399 Singer Road in Abingdon. Read more...

Bel Air Downtown Alliance Celebrating 11th Annual Chocolate & Candy Festival

More Than a Dozen Chocolatiers, Candy Makers, and Sweet Treat Merchants Will be On-Hand to Celebrate the 11th Annual Chocolate & Candy Festival in Downtown Bel Air on Saturday, March 3

BEL AIR, MD - On Saturday, March 3 the Bel Air Downtown Alliance will be celebrating their 11th Annual Chocolate & Candy Festival at the Bel Air Reckord Armory in Downtown Bel Air from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Admission for the event is just $5.00. Each paid admission will receive four FREE sample tickets allowing them to sample from our chocolatiers, candy makers, and sweet treat merchants. Children under 6 years of age are FREE and they will receive two FREE sample tickets. Additional sample tickets may be purchased and are $3.00 for three tickets. Read more...